Agda Pkt 2025.03.10 Joint SA PFA

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Page 1 of 4 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org STAFF REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager DATE: March 10, 2025 SUBJECT Adoption of 2025 City of Redwood City Legislative Platform, as recommended by the City Council’s Governance Sub-Committee RECOMMENDATION By motion, adopt the Redwood City 2025 Legislative Platform as recommended by the City Council’s Governance Sub-Committee. STRATEGIC PLAN GUIDING PRINCIPLE Excellence in Government Operations BACKGROUND As part of the state legislative advocacy services provided to the City by California Public Policy Group (CPPG), each year CPPG, in partnership with City staff, assesses the City’s Legislative Platform. The Legislative Platform provides ongoing direction needed for the City’s legislative consultant to engage on a variety of legislative proposals. Addressing the City Council’s top priorities at the state level requires a multi-layered approach. Maintaining and updating the Legislative Platform at the beginning of each legislative session is an important component for the City’s overall legislative advocacy program. This will ensure that the City Council’s current priorities are reflected in the Platform and will allow the City’s legislative consultants to engage on new state initiatives that affect the City’s key priorities, programs, and/or operations. While the Platform serves as a guide to the City Council in adopting positions on legislation, it does not preclude the City from directing the legislative consultant to engage the State legislature on any issue important to the City that may arise throughout the legislative session. Additionally, pursuant to the City Council’s Legislative Advocacy Policy, individual Councilmembers may express their support for or opposition to any 6.D. - Page 1 of 11 85